pointing out; identification
to be smeared; to be covered
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(social) position; status
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
training; education; development; cultivation
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
intensive; concentrated; focused
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
alone; by oneself; on one's own
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
southern part; the south (of a region)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
assertion; declaration; affirmation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store